51st Avenue & 111th Street

The three-way junction of 51st Avenue and 111th Street is in Corona, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. William F Moore Park is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 108 St/51 Av, is 900 feet away for the Q23, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 14 places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
19 hurt
19 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
900 feet
108 St/51 Av · Q23
Within a walk
6 places
2 parks, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
51st Avenue & 111th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 108 St/51 Av, 900 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 108 St/51 Av Q23 · Shelter
    900 feet
    Q23
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 111 St & 49 Ave 30 docks in all
    530 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 46-11 108th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 19 people injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11368
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
21
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Corona
Elevation
41 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 26 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and December 2020, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 111th Street

  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 111th Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

South side of 51st Avenue

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

  1. Gates of Life Ornamental gates by Albino Manca, 1968
    800 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at New York Hall of Science Pre-K center
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    70 feet
  2. William F Moore Park
    950 feet
  3. Corona Golf Playground
    1,110 feet
Show all 4
  1. Carousel in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature · listed historic place
    1,260 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 107-24 Corona Avenue Older adult center
    1,230 feet

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,110 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five food stores.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 111th Street or 51st Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.